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Akkadian
Etymology
From šiāmum (“to determine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šīmtum f (construct state šīmat or šīmti, plural šīmātum)
- determined order, nature of things, divine decree
- 𒅆𒈠𒀀𒀜 𒉌𒅆𒄿 [šīmāt nišī] ― ši-ma-a-at ni-ši-i ― social customs/norms
- fate, destiny
- (euphemistic) death
- 𒀀𒈾 𒅆𒅎𒁴 𒀀𒆷𒄣 [ana šīmtim alākum] ― a-na ši-im-tim a-la-kum ― to die (literally, “to go to one's fate”)
- 𒄿𒈾 𒅆𒈠𒀀𒁴 𒈠𒌈 [ina šīmātim mâtum] ― i-na ši-ma-a-tim ma-tum ― to die of natural causes
- testament, will
- original amount, principal
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒅆𒅎𒌈 (ši-im-tum)
- 𒅆𒅎𒌅 (ši-im-tu)
- 𒅆𒅎𒌓 (ši-im-tu₂)
- 𒋆𒌈 (šim-tum)
- 𒋆𒌅 (šim-tu)
- 𒋆𒌓 (šim-tu₂)
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